City vs city
Burton vs Swartz Creek, MI
Burton currently scores 8 points higher overall than Swartz Creek, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Burton: 40/100 · Swartz Creek: 32/100
Burton is 8 points higher.
Flood
Burton: 48/100 · Swartz Creek: 51/100
Swartz Creek is 3 points higher.
Burton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Swartz Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Burton: 16/100 · Swartz Creek: 16/100
No gap.
Burton: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Swartz Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Burton: 37/100 · Swartz Creek: 35/100
Burton is 2 points higher.
Burton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Swartz Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Burton: 23/100 · Swartz Creek: 19/100
Burton is 4 points higher.
Burton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swartz Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Burton: 88/100 · Swartz Creek: 28/100
Burton is 60 points higher.
Burton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Swartz Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Burton: Unavailable · Swartz Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Burton: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Swartz Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Burton: 41/100 · Swartz Creek: 43/100
Swartz Creek is 2 points higher.
Burton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Swartz Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Burton: 30/100 · Swartz Creek: 30/100
No gap.
Burton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Swartz Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.